The Upsides To Other People Sharing Your Embed Code
About Your Instagram Embed Code
Instagram embed code allows someone else to incorporate your Instagram posts into their own website or blog. Every one of your Instagram posts include embed code. I've included an example embed code in use from one of my Instagram posts in this blog entry, down below. You can also use your embed code to include one of your posts as an added feature to one of your web pages or your blog, just as I have done here. So there are a lot of purposes and functions for embed code.
You can find the embed code by opening one of your posts. There is an area where there are three dots, in the upper right hand corner. Click on that area and a menu appears. One of the options listed is "Embed." Click on that option and your embed code is there. You can copy the code and put it within a web page or blog. It is in HTML. So add it to your HTML code. The post will then be displayed. This blog is hosted by Blogspot. Blogspot allows you to add HTML code to your blog. At the bottom of this post is an example of the usage of embed code from one of my Instagram posts.
Here is the menu of options that includes "Embed" to access your embed code.
Here is what it looks like where you copy the embed code.
How Others Using Your Embed Code Helps You
The way I see it, someone using embed code from one of your Instagram posts is really a form of unpaid promotion. Advertising costs money. Somebody using your embed code displays something that includes a link to your Instagram page. It also displays your user name. So you get full credit for your post and they include a link to your page. So, maybe you think someone is ripping off your idea, but in reality, they are not. You are getting full credit for your idea and more attention is actually being directed to it. I don't see anything wrong with that.
If your Instagram posts are unique, they will stand out anyway. That will make it more likely someone else will use embed code from one of your posts. So you might want to make sure your posts are interesting and unique. That picture of the peanut butter and jelly sandwich you had for lunch might not be perceived as being all that interesting to others. Try to make sure the image quality is good and the overall quality of your images, in general, are somewhat high and unique. That would make it much more likely that people would find your posts to be interesting.
Try To Do Some Branding
If you try to use some form of branding in your Instagram Posts, that would help you even more when trying to promote your Instagram page, your business or yourself. As an example, I do 3D art and animation. I use the characters I created over and over again. There is one in particular that I use most frequently. The reason is to build a familiarity with my characters. People using my embed code actually help with my branding by posting something that include the use of my characters.
In my 3D art and animation programs, I created my own unique characters. I often use Daz Studio to create the characters and then convert them for use in another program called iClone from Reallusion. Each of those characters is an avatar file in iClone. Only I have access to those files, so it prevents others from using them. That is how I am able to manage to be one step ahead of anyone else regarding the use of my characters. So, I will always be the one who creates the original image or animation and will always be the one who posts them first. No way of getting around that. And if you like what I post, then maybe you should follow me.
You need to find something that may set you apart from others posting on Instagram. Something that is unique and stands out. Try to think outside of the box. Try to think of something that you may have access to that others don't. Do you live on a farm? Well images of your various farm animals could set you apart from others because not everybody has access to farm animals.
Do you have unique pets that most others don't? Something like rare animals? Maybe you can do Instagram reels of them. Reels and images of animals are very popular on the most platforms, not just Instagram. Many of them go viral. Maybe you have a cute little puppy that does some funny things. Try to catch it on video. If it is decent quality and truly cute and/or funny, you may just have the makings of a viral video. People love posts that include cute little animals. And if you are good at capturing those moments in videos that are of good quality, you might really have something there.
Going Beyond The Embed Code
Embed code is not the only way your Instagram page can be promoted for free. just simply posting a link to your Instagram post on your other social media pages can have the same effect. Also, asking your friends to repost your posts will help to. You'd be surprised how other people would be willing to do so. If you think about it, it's not really asking for much because it really is something that takes such little effort and it is a good friend should have no problem doing that for you, assuming the quality is good. There are some exceptions of course. Like if your post contains vulgarity or if your friend has a Facebook page for their business. They need to maintain the impression of professionalism on their business page.
Links to your Instagram posts in groups on various social networking platforms could be very helpful. Just make sure that the post is relevant to the subject matter of the group. Posting something about animals would be suitable for a group that is geared towards animals. Posts having to do with sports would be fitting for a group page that specializes in sports. Any funny post would do well in a jokes or humor based group page. Otherwise a post may be thought of as spam or shameless self promotion. That will solicit negative reactions.
In Conclusion
I've explained why someone else using embed code from your Instagram posts is beneficial to you. It's free advertisement and promotion of your Instagram account. You using it in your web pages or blogs also helps to promote it but also adds additional features to your blogs or websites. It also helps in the area of branding, as I try to do. You need to not look at someone using your Instagram embed code as ripping off your original ideas. The embed code displays your user ID on Instagram and links to your Instagram account. You will always get credit for your post. It's not like someone is able to steal credit for it.
You may even want to encourage people you know to use your embed code. Just make sure that you are promoting your best work. Nobody will want to use images or reels from your account if they are of substandard quality. Be honest with yourself when looking at your posts. I have taken down some of my previous posts because they didn't meet my current standards. As I've added new content on my Instagram page, I slowly removed the older content that didn't seem to be of the same level of quality. It's good to look everything over from time to time to see if they match your current standards. Over time, your standards have a tendency to get higher.
I hope you have found this article to be helpful, interesting or informative. If you like my blog posts, please return every now and then to see my new posts. Please also consider posting links to the blog entries on your social media pages. That would be a great help to me and would also be greatly appreciated. Until next time, bye.
Bob Craypoe
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